Towel service apparatus



y 1932- s. A. SCHWARTZ 1,359,937

TOWEL SERVICE APPARATUS Filed April 28, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F19 M 2 0' I elf i 7 4- 6* E Z a E zp i 7 fi d L3 gwumdoy 9156A /iz y 1932- s. A. SCHWARTZ 1,359,937

TOW-EL SERVICE APPARATUS Filed April 28, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gwuentoz Patented May 24,

Newman st mitt istxtmfisieme it Anaheim 1 1 9 41 2 2 i This invention relates totowel senviee a p-' paaf atus', a-pdit is an obljeet of the inye tion to=povig1e an apparatus of {this kind having m'an sopemting in a manner; toreadily check (I or co trol theextent of towel-ir -g dIaWIIIEEQHI a, clean towel o11 a1idwhereii the -va,r-ious palnts ofthe appagra tqs'gare-gxssembled in aj manner to assure a ready 'and conve ier t s ppliqation of clean toweling to the apparatus read-yfor use by thecustomer.

The invention also has *sfor object to pgov-ide an apparatus ofthis kind Whieh is compact-in itsfissembly and which embodies I a-sti=uetu1 e wherein an effective separation .is

15 provided :between theclean toweling and the s'oiledtoweling,

The invention 50011318138 in the details at constmqtion and ill fll combination and arrangement of' the several perts of myfimproveditowel service apparatus whereby cer tain {important p dvatntzig'es are attained and the device "rendered simpler, less expensiveand othemivise more *cont e'riient and adygin tageo is foruse, as Will be hereinafter more fillly 'set forthl" "The hovel features (of my inyention will hereineifter be definitely claimed.

'-In-or' c1erthat my Lin veI-ition may be the better-understood, I will now proceed to describe-the sa-me Twith reference-t0 the 'accom panying drawings,whereinz if U Figure ;1-' is a view front elevation of a towel serYie e' appar gtus' const eucted in} are cordan'ce with hi1 embodiment of my 'ijriven tion'g; W r I Fi-gure2 is a fragmentary View partly side elevation and partly in" section illustra i ing certain-j detailofeonstruction ,as her 'e'i n employed; I W Y Figure-3 "s afrag'mentary vertical sectioha-l View taken through the apparatus as herein dise1osed,i-asecoIiki posit-ioli of certain of the partsbei ngiridiplatedby-broken lines; i

Figure 41 a f-tagmentary 'elevational view alsolpyrtly'in 'sectioii'illustmting the driving co eztih between the feed; rollers as? herein employed; '7 As liisloge'd in the'aecompa'nyingdr'awings, myfipiprove apparatus ompriis'es a 'bziise member-' 1 Whieh fii'ay -c0nstit1'1tethe botthe plate Ste provide a efontginer or ho lisi to n enta tabinp oflor orgt. I-I gedly connected, 1 as at 2, to. the forwaqi n argi al portion of the haseignenriloeri by siip- V pont'l the for-w a rd ma ginal-portionof'?- bottom plate conne'qtirig thejupstgnding side plates of etsuppor'ting structl 'l'fei-ioi" the alpparetgs proper The Upper qmge ofthe 'sideplate's 4 are connected 1 y the gqs'sj v members, and 6 'whergbyfg rigid" etrueture is assured. The foi'vvaljd opoi ti on'r mm w mh is cb ti'iiuedgby'en i waralyjd posed' waslis ea-id walls '7 andecoactifig;

for 1 1 or other su y r? (3f towe'1ipgi The roll or othersupplyoif-xtoweling niagyhe readily placedgwithil i'zthecon'tginef or hqu 'erteh t that ange pirj widz ii 1 j to positively limit thegezktehtfqf oii tvialrd ,fzii fd, downward ewingi g 7 ovemegtjm "the" s'i'de L Wells o'r plgt'es "Ajheiein 'giisolos'e'd; @6111 oftheselfside Walls-Ion plates ii ts'ilowe'f" i tudi n gily d isp'ose'gi slot 19 the portion 'OtWhich being an'gulir ex ee n" eiztendegil end pogtion of a'i'i'od 10? d; p0 throqgh a? bapifel ollifsle'eji e i1 get-pied i upgei" marginal po'rtiori' of, swiifgihgfpl zite 12;? Thgopppsi ,elongimgiifielmatgiiml Pet tion of the plfett e '12 "is hiii edljfi qoriiiect eth; 7 asap-14, to the rear 'm ar'g il 1" inortioiiidf loge member-1; *Whflth s It W at ht be coiis'iel'ei't yeah; olosiilgf I ohta inei" V supply f tqvv eli'Iig s iilaic'e 0f the plate s is defin'd b'y en upstandihg to I carried thereby may be regdily swungeowpf Ward ly and outwardly.

' ticularly illustrated in Figure 3, this plate,

their normal or working position as par- 7 12 also serves to provide means to effectively toweling is'carried from the roll or other sup Y -separate the soiled portion of the toweling from the clean portion.

' Rotatably supported by and between the side plates or walls 4 are the feed rollers 15 I i and l6vcorr'esponding ends of which being connected for unitary rotation by intermeshing gears 17 as particularlyillustrated in Fig ure 4. The roller 15, in the presentembodiment of my invention, is positioned forward.

1y of and slightly belowvthe roller 16 and the ply of toweling within the'container orhousing: over the roller15 and then-down outwardly ofthe wall 7 and belowthe ba'semember 1.

The toweling is then continued upwardly over; the outer face of the plate 12 and over the inner portion of the roller 16 for winding upon the soiled-toweling roller 18. The peripheral surfaces of the rollers 15 and 16) are of rubber or other suitable material to assure said rollers having'requisite gripping or frictional contact with the. toweling.

The soiled towel roller 18 at each end is provided with a trunnion 19 which is received within a vertically disposed'open slot 20'pro? vided in theadjacent side wall or plate 4 whereby said roller and thetoweling thereon will,by gravity, operate to maintain thesoiled toweling in efiectivejgripping or frictional contact, with the roller 16.j r

The roller 16 at its end portion remote from the gear 17 thereon carries a disc 21 provided in its periphery with a notch 22. This notch 22 is adapted to. receive; an extremity of a plunger 23. This plunger 23,- as herein dis-;

closed,, is supported for reciprocating movement in a substantially fixed path of travel by a casing 24 suitably anchored to the adjacent sidewall or plate 4;.

This plunger 23 'ward-itherdisc 21 by] a retractile member 25,

herein disclosed as a coil spring, one end portion of which being suitably anchored, as at 26,-to a part 27 carriedby the adj acent-side wall or plate 4 and the opposite end of this member orspring 25 is suitably anchored, as

at 28,]to the plunger 23. The'plunger 23jl1as pivotally' connected therewith, as at 29, an

intermediate portion of a .lever 30. This,

' lever 30 at one extremity is pivotally con- 7 within theicontainer or housing for'the supnected, as at 31, to the adjacent side wall or plate 4 while the opposite end portion of this lever 30 is provided with a button 32 or its equivalent whereby the operator may 'readily andcconveniently depress the. lever 30 a distance suflicient to release the plunger-23 from the notch 22 so thatupon requisite ull upon the depending towel loop .33 the desired length of toweling may be-withdrawn from ply of clean toweling.

A the clean toweling is ,withdrawn the is constantly urged tofeed rollers and 16 will rotate until the roller 15 has made one complete revolution whereupon the plunger 23 will automatically engage within the notch 22 and-thus hold the feed rollers against further rotation. In

this way automatic means are provided for checking or controlling theextentof clean 7 toweling withdrawn bythe user,

From the; foregoing description" it is l thought to be obvious that a towel'servic'e apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also. be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification. without departing from the principles and spirit thereof, and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as hmiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out myinvention'in practice except as hereinafter claimed. 1

I claim a 1. A towel service apparatus comprising named plate with 'respecttoits first pivotal connection, -means;;for holding a supply of clean toweling carried by thefirst named 'as f plate, and feed rollersforthetowelingcar- ,ried by theside plates; V V a 2. Atowel service apparatus-comprising a supporting member, aplate, means for pivotally connecting a marginal portion of.

the plate to the supporting member, upstanding side plates carried bythe first named plate, said-side plates having; slots, amem ber also pivotally connected to-the support and having parts extending intofthe slots-of the side plates wherebyis limitedthe swing-j ing movementin one direction of the first.

named plate with respect to its first pivotal connection, means for holding-a supply of clean toweling 'carried by the first named plate, and guiding means carried, by the side plates with which the toweling withdrawn fromthe supply engages to provide a towel loop.

A towel service apparatus comprising a casing hav ng a front open1ng,clean towel:

holding means mounted I within said casing for movement through'said front opening, a

' plate having a pivotal connection with said 'clean towel holding means and provided with means for engaging a ortion; of said casing to, limit the movement of said clean; towel holding means through said front opening-,'said plate serving as a means to main tain separated soiled and clean portions of towelingh V 4. A towel serviceapparatuscomprising a casing having a front opening, clean towel holding means mounted within said casing for movement through said front opening, soiled towel takeup means mounted within said casing, said holding means and said takeup means being arranged to permit toweling to extend from said holding means downwardly below said casing to form a loop and thence upwardly to said soiled towel take- .up means and a plate interposed between positions that the clownwardly' and upwardly extending portions of the to'weling will assume to assist-in preventing the spread-of infection from soiled toweling to clean toweling, said plate having a pivotalcconneotion with said clean towel holding means and having means for acting in conjunction with said casing to limit the movement of said clean towel holdingmeansthrough said front opening. v V I I 5. A towel service apparatus comprising a casing, a clean towel holder mounted in said casing-for swinging movement, a plate, means 7 for supporting s'aid'plate in said casing'for swinging movement independently of said clean towel holder, coacting means carried by the plate and said cleanjtowel holder whereby said plate and said clean towel holder are connected in a manner to allow the plate to limit the swinging movement ofthe clean towel holder in one directiomf'soiled towel takeup means mounted in said casing, said plate also serving as a means to maintain separated soiled and clean portions of toweling;

40 6. A towel service apparatus comprising 7 a supporting member, a clean towel holder, means for. pivotally connecting a marginal I portion of the holder to said supporting mem-- ber, a plate pivotally connected to said supporting member and having a loose pivotal connection with said clean towel holder to limit the swinging movement of said clean towel holder in one direction from said sup-' 7 porting member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. v

SAMUEL A. SCHWARTZ. 

